Advertising Man
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INTRO: C E7 Fmaj7 G7sus4 G7 C Csus4
C E7
If you want some real contentment, to live life at its best,
F+2 Fm
You can buy these dry tobacco leaves, to breathe into your chest.
C A7 D7 D6
And then look up at the billboard, while all the promises come
G Gsus4/A G5(add C#)/B G/B
true, for you.
C E7
You'll feel alive with pleasure, playful as a child.
F+2 Fm
You've come to where the freedom is. You're cool and mild.
C A7 D7 D6
You'll laugh with every lungful as the change comes
G7sus4 G7 C Csus4 G7sus4
over you.
G7sus4 G7 C G7sus4 G7 C
So look up at the billboard. See her smiling, sexy and tan.
Csus4 G7sus4 G7 C Am7 D7/F# G Gsus4/A
G/B
But the only one who's laughing is the advertising man.
C E7
Those portraits of pleasure, of those who like to smoke,
F Fm
They're laughing in the photograph, but we don't get the joke.
C A7 D7 D6
Now why would they be smiling while they're looking
G Gsus4/A G5(add C#)/B G/B
down our way?
C E7
I guess they're making easy money climbing up the rungs,
F Fm
>From selling us a parasite that's feeding on our lungs.
C A7 D7 D6
They must be laughing in astonishment that we believe the things
G7sus4 G7 C Csus4 G7sus4
they say.
G7sus4 G7 C G7sus4 G7 C
So look up at the billboard. See her smiling, sexy and tan.
Csus4 G7sus4 G7 C Am7 D7/F# G Gsus4/A
G/B
But the only one who's laughing is the advertising man.
C E7
Now crack'll kill you quickly. That's why it's got to go.
F+2 Fm
They'll get more of your money if they kill you nice and slow.
[E] [D] [C] [B] [A] [G] G* [G]
And the on - ly one who's laugh - ing is the
G7sus4 G7sus4 G7sus4 [B] [C] [G] G7sus4 C+2 C
ad - ver - ti - sing man.
[] - play individual notes
* - strum from high to low strings
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6 5 4 3 2 1
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A7 x 0 2 0 2 0
C x 3 2 0 1 3
C+2 x 3 0 2 1 x
Csus4 x 3 3 0 1 x
D7 x x 0 5 3 x
D7/F# 2 x 0 2 1 x
D6 x x 0 4 3 x
E7 0 2 0 1 0 0
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
Fm 1 3 3 1 1 1
F+2 x x 3 1 1 3
Fmaj7 x x 3 2 1 0
G 3 x 0 0 0 x
G/B x 2 0 0 3 x
G7 3 x 3 0 0 x
G7sus4 3 x 3 0 1 x
Gsus4/A x 0 0 0 1 x
G5(add C#)/B x 2 0 0 2 x
From: Brian Handy <handy@condor.physics.montana.edu>
How to play Advertising Man
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.